WELLINGTON — Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday (Jan 24) bid an emotional farewell on her last day as prime minister, speaking of the kindness and empathy New Zealanders have shown her, but said she was ready to be a sister and a mother. Days after stunning the world by announcing she had 'no more in the tank' to lead the country...
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses members of the media during a joint news conference hosted with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, following their annual Leaders’ Meeting, at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney, Australia, on July 8, 2022WELLINGTON — Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday bid an emotional farewell on her last day as prime minister, speaking of the kindness and empathy New Zealanders have shown her, but said she was ready to be a sister and a mother.
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the greatest privilege of my life," Ardern told the gathering in a speech.Ardern, along with Hipkins and opposition politicians, were making an annual visit to Ratana, where a weeklong celebration is held for the birth of Maori prophet Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana., she led members of her party onto the community grounds as a brass band played.
"My overall experience in this job of New Zealand and New Zealanders in this job has been one of love, empathy and kindness," she said. Although she became a target for hate and online abuse by right-wing extremists on social media, she said she was leaving the job with love in her heart.
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